Insurance disclosure

Modifications to proposed insurance disclosure requirements take into account extensive public comment received last year about a possible rule that would require California attorneys to notify their clients if they carry malpractice insurance.

Proposed Public Comment

Legal specialist

Proposed amendments to rules governing the State Bar's legal specialist program would allow applicants for certification to satisfy additional requirements in lieu of passing a written exam, and allow administrative law judges and specialists with compelling medical or other reasons to have their certification tolled.

Proposed Public Comment

Admiralty/maritime law

Proposed legal specialty certification program in Admiralty and Maritime Law.

Proposed Public Comment

Online registration

Proposed new Rule of Court would facilitate registration and reporting of mandatory information online at the State Bar's Web site. An attorney who is admitted in California after Feb. 1, 2008, will be required to register within 90 days and provide an e-mail address and trust account information.

Proposed Public Comment

Amendments to five Rules of Professional Conduct

Proposed amendments to five Rules of Professional Conduct are the second group of recommended rules revisions developed by the State Bar's Special Commission for the Revisions of the Rules of Professional Conduct.

Proposed Public Comment

Revisions to fee arb form

Proposed revisions to the Notice of Your Rights After Fee Arbitration form would make four changes, including clarification of court procedures using more consumer friendly wording and providing Web site links to Judicial Council forms.

Proposed Public Comment